• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.477-487
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• 2019

Understanding the behavior of skew bridges under the action of earthquakes is quite challenging due to the combined transverse and longitudinal responses even under unidirectional hit. The main goal of this research is to assess the response of skew bridges when subjected to longitudinal and transversal earthquake loading. The effect of skew on the response considering two- and three- span bridges with skew angles varying from 0 to 60 degrees is illustrated. Various pier fixities (and hence stiffness) and cross-section shapes, as well as different abutment's bearing articulations, are also studied. Finite-element models are established for modal and seismic analyses. Around 900 models are analyzed under the action of the code design response spectrum. $Vis-{\grave{a}}-vis$ modal properties, the higher the skew angle, the less the fundamental period. In addition, it is found that bridges with skew angles less than 30 degrees can be treated as straight bridges for the purpose of calculating modal mass participation factors. Other monitored results are bearings' reactions at abutments, shear and torsion demand in piers, as well as deck longitudinal displacement. Unlike straight bridges, it has been typically noted that skew bridges experience non-negligible torsion and bi-directional pier base shears. In a complementary effort to assess the accuracy of the conducted response spectrum analysis, a series of time-history analyses are applied under seven actual earthquake records scaled to match the code design response spectrum and critical comparisons are performed.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.271-294
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• 2014

In recent years, along with the advances made in performance-based design optimization, the need for fast calculation of response parameters in dynamic analysis procedures has become an important issue. The main problem in this field is the extremely high computational demand of time-history analyses which may convert the solution algorithm to illogical ones. Two simplifying strategies have shown to be very effective in tackling this problem; first, simplified nonlinear modeling investigating minimum level of structural modeling sophistication, second, wavelet analysis of earthquake records decreasing the number of acceleration points involved in time-history loading. In this paper, we try to develop an efficient framework, using both strategies, to solve the performance-based multi-objective optimal design problem considering the initial cost and the seismic damage cost of steel moment-frame structures. The non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) is employed as the optimization algorithm to search the Pareto optimal solutions. The constraints of the optimization problem are considered in accordance with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recommended design specifications. The results from numerical application of the proposed framework demonstrate the capabilities of the framework in solving the present multi-objective optimization problem.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제77권6호
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• pp.735-744
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• 2021

In recent years, the use of new materials and technologies with the aim of developing high-performing and cost-effective structures has greatly increased. Application of high-strength concrete (HSC) has been found effective in reducing the dimensions of frame members; nonetheless, such reduction in dimensions of structural elements in the most cases may result in the lack of accountability in the tolerable drift capacity. On this basis, strengthening of frame members using fiber reinforced polymers (FRPs) may be deemed as an appropriate remedy to address this issue, which albeit requires comprehensive and systematic investigations. In this paper, the performance of properly-designed, two-dimensional frames made of high-strength concrete and strengthened with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRPs) is investigated through detailed numerical simulation. To this end, nonlinear dynamic time history analyses have been performed using the Seismosoft software through application of five scaled earthquake ground motion records. Unstrengthened (bare) and strengthened frames have been analyzed under seismic loading for performance assessment and comparison purposes. The results and findings of this study show that use of CFRP can be quite effective in seismic response improvement of high-strength-concrete structures.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.1712-1725
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• 2022

For improving the seismic performance of the nuclear power plant (NPP) piping system, attempts have been made to apply a dynamic absorber (DA). However, the current piping DA design method is limited because it cannot provide the globally optimum values for the target design seismic loading. Therefore, this study proposes a seismic time history analysis-based DA optimal design method for piping. To this end, the Kriging approach is introduced to reduce the numerical cost required for seismic time history analyses. The appropriate design of the experiment method is used to increase the efficiency in securing response data. A gradient-based method is used to efficiently deal with the multi-dimensional unconstrained optimization problem of the DA optimal design. As a result, the proposed method showed an excellent response reduction effect in several responses compared to other optimal design methods. The proposed method showed that the average response reduction rate was about 9% less at the maximum acceleration, about 5% less at the maximum value of the response spectrum, about 9% less at the maximum relative displacement, and about 4% less at the maximum combined stress compared to existing optimal design methods. Therefore, the proposed method enables an effective optimal DA design method for mitigating seismic response in NPP piping in the future.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.115-126
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• 2023

This paper investigates creep analysis of a plate made of Al-SiC functionally graded material using Mendelson's method of successive elastic solution. All mechanical and thermal material properties, except Poisson's ratio, are assumed to be variable along the thickness direction based on the volume fraction of reinforcement and thickness. First, the basic relations of the plate are derived using the Love-Kirchhoff plate theory. The solution of governing equations yields an elastic solution to start creep analysis. The creep behavior is demonstrated through Norton's equation based on Pandey's experimental results extracted for Al-SiC functionally graded material. A linear variation is assumed for temperature distribution along the thickness direction. The creep strain, as well as the thermal strain, are included in the governing equations derived from classical plate theory for mechanical strain. A successive elastic solution based on Mendelson's method is employed to derive the history of stresses, strains, and displacements over a long time. History of stresses and deformations are obtained over a long time to predict damage to the plate because of various loadings, and material composition along the thickness and planar directions.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 재성형한 광양항 점성토를 이용하여 응력이력과 OCR이 연약 점성토의 장기압밀특성에 미치는 영향을 규명하기 위해 표준압밀시험기를 개조하여 장기압밀 시험을 수행하였다. 과압밀상태의 점토 시료에 대해, OCR이 1.5를 초과한 경우, 이차압밀 및 최종침하량은 OCR이 2.0에서 3.0으로 증가함에도 큰 차이를 보이지 않았으며, 이로부터 이차압밀과 최종침하량을 저감하기 위해 현장적용 OCR은 1.5로 나타났다. 더욱이 선행하중 재하기간과 장기압밀 거동 특성사이의 관계를 알아보기 위해 광양항 재성형 점토를 이용한 실험결과로부터 압밀도 70~80%를 초과하여 재하하중을 제거하여도 장기압밀에 미치는 영향은 크지 않은 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.83-102
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• 1994

건조모래의 응력이력에 따른 Ko 값을 관찰하기 위하여 압밀링 형태의 Ko시험기를 새로이 고안하였으며, 이 시험기를 사용하여 수평응력을 측정하였다. 본 실험을 위하여 총 2형태의 단주기 Ko 재하/제하시험이 4종류의 상대밀도에 대하여 수행하였다. 실험결과, 처녀재하 시의 정지토압계수 K.은 모래의 내부마촹각 U'의 함수로서 K.. : 1-0.914sin0'와 같은 관계식을 얻을 수 있었다. 처녀제하 시의 정지토압계수 Kou는 Ko.과 과압밀비(OCR)의 함수로서 Ko.=Ko. (OCR)a으로 표시할 수 있으며, 지수 a는 대체로 상대밀도가 클수록 증가하는 경향을 보인다. 처녀재재하 시의 정지토압계수 Kor은 연직응력 Qv'가 증가함에 따라 쌍곡선 형태로 감소한다. 그리고 처녀재재하 시의 응력경로는 최소제하응력의 크기에 무관하게 최대선행점으로 복귀하며, 이곡선의 기울기 mr은 OCR이 클수로 증가한다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.129-136
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• 2005

교량의 안전진단 과정에서 안전성 평가를 위해 전면교통통제 하에 차량재하시험이 일반적으로 실시된다. 교통통제의 단점을 개선시킨 최근에 제안된 의사정적재하시험에서는 계측된 시간이력 데이터 중 자유진동 부분을 퓨리에변환시켜 고유진동수를 구한다. 이렇게 구해진 고유진동수에는 분석기법에 따른 오차가 포함되며, 자유진동 데이터의 획득에도 다소 애로사항이 따른다. 이 연구에서는 Morlet wavelet를 모웨이블렛으로 하는 웨이블렛변환을 의사정적재하시험으로 계측한 데이터에 적용하여 구한 고유진동수와 감쇠율이 신뢰성을 가지며, 이 분석기법이 의사정적재하시험에 의한 차량재하시험의 자료 분석에 적용 가능하고 타당성이 있음을 보인다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.257-268
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• 1994

강진과 같은 큰 반복하중하에서 강부재 및 그들요소의 균열과 파단에 영향을 미치는 중요한 물리적 인자들을 찾아내어, 그 인자들간의 정량적인 관계를 규명하기 위해 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 9개의 강판요소와 28개의 앵글 강부재를 시험체로서 사용하였으며, 비탄성 좌굴이 포함된 축방향의 반복하중을 5~20회 정도 받았다. 본 실험은 극저사이클 파괴거동에 있어서 제하이력과 파괴형태 및 단면형상의 영향평가에 특히 촛점을 두었다. 실험결과, 에너지 소산능력은 실험변수에 크게 의존하였으며, 균열의 발생 또는 파단과 에너지 소산능력 사이에 단순한 정량적 관계가 성립되지 않았다. 그러나, 실험변수에 관계없이 균열발생부에 있어서 잔류변형률의 최대치는 일정한 값을 보여주었다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.59-69
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• 2000

암석 재료의 변형에 따른 미시적 파괴 현상으로부터 발생하는 미소파괴음(Acoustic Emission, AE)을 측정하여 암석 구조물 내의 미세균열의 생성과 전파를 탐지하는 연구는 지하 암반 구조물의 안정성을 비파괴검사로 평가하는데 대단히 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 암반 구조물의 보강재로 사용되는 콘크리트와 대리석 암석 시험관에 대하여 전과정 응력-변형률 곡선을 얻기 위한 강성압축시험을 실시하였고, 시험 중에 미소파괴음 발생을 측정하여 미소파괴음 파라미터 분석 및 음원추적을 수행하여 대리석과 콘크리트의 변형 및 파괴거동 특성을 살펴보았다. 또한 시험편에 계단식 반복재하시험을 수행하여 그 변형거동을 고찰하였으며, 미소파괴음 측정을 통하여 재료의 손상, 암반의 현지응력 및 콘크리트 구조물의 응력이력 등과 관련된 카이저효과를 검증하였다